Trump, No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise throw support behind Elise Stefanik for Liz Cheney s leadership post Ledyard King and Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – The second most powerful House Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, and former President Donald Trump are backing Rep. Elise Stefanik to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in House GOP leadership.
It s the most telling sign yet the Wyoming lawmaker s position as the No. 3 House Republican is in peril after she repeatedly criticized Trump s claims of fraud in the 2020 election.
GOP lawmakers are scheduled to meet behind closed doors May 12 on Capitol Hill, where Cheney s fate could be sealed as a growing number of her colleagues are looking to boot her as conference chair, the third most powerful GOP post.
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